North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
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Most of the country's population is concentrated in the north. The wind is coming from the north. The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general. The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north. House prices in the north are rocketing (up).
The meaning of NORTH is to, toward, or in the north. How to use north in a sentence.
Definition of north noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
NORTH definition: a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. N See examples of north used in a sentence.
Something that is north of a place is positioned to the north of it. The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north. ...the north side of the mountain. They were coming in to land on the north coast of Crete.
It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Magnetic North Pole. The North Pole is by definition the northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of true north.